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DEALSBucks Music Group has signed new songwriting agreements with Jamie McCool and Simon Pogson. “Jamie and Simon are incredibly talented and sought-after individuals with reputations that are growing every day among artist and industry communities alike”, says the music publisher’s MD Simon Platz. “They combine to make something really special.

It’s wonderful to have them at Bucks and we look forward to helping them reach ever greater heights”.————————————————–APPOINTMENTSArtist manager Amy Frenchum has joined Blue Raincoat Artists.

She currently manages Ezra Collective and Yazmin Lacey. “Having operated on my own as an artist manager for the last six years, I am delighted to have joined the amazing team at Blue Raincoat Artists”, she says.

The company’s CEO Jeremy Lascelles, meanwhile, is “THRILLED”.————————————————–EDUCATION & EVENTSThe Music Venue Trust will host a panel on the challenges facing Scotland’s music venues at the Scottish Parliament’s Festival Of Politics in Edinburgh next month. “This panel represents a fantastic opportunity to highlight the value of grassroots music venues to Scotland’s culture and communities”, says MVT COO Beverley Whitrick. “We encourage everyone who has an interest in live music to come and be part of the discussion”.